Metascore

TechSpot Metascore

Excellent:

Good:

Average:

Bad:

Pros:

Large overclock out of the box, Quiet during gaming, Memory is also overclocked out of the box, Fans turn off in idle and light gaming—no noise!, Great power efficiency, Low temperatures, Backplate included, HDMI 2.0

Large overclock out of the box, Quiet during gaming, Memory is also overclocked out of the box, Fans turn off in idle and light gaming—no noise!, Great power efficiency, Low temperatures, Backplate included, HDMI 2.0

Expert reviews and ratings

Hello hardware enthusiast. We will now take a look at the the GIGABYTE GTX 950 Xtreme Gaming 2GB. As this is GIGABYTE's flagship GTX 950 a quick glance at the feature list shows GIGABYTE has cut no corners when producing the Xtreme Gaming GTX 950 and...

In a vacuum, this is a very good graphics card. Just like the Asus GTX 950 Strix, it's a great example of the GTX 950. It features the latest display connections, has a semi-passive cooler that is basically silent and effective at keeping temperatures...

The Gigabyte GTX 950 Xtreme Gaming 2GB graphics card is certainly worth serious consideration and at the price point it looks to be one of the fastest graphics cards that money can buy.While the reference card is impressive enough on paper, Gigabyte...

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 950 was released a few weeks ago, covering the entry-level price-point at around $160, right below $200, where competition from AMD is strong. NVIDIA gave the GeForce GTX 950 a solid and cost-effective foundation in the 28 nm GM206...

Clearly the choice of high quality components and a high performance cooler are combining to give the excellent results and for that reason the Gigabyte GTX 950 Xtreme Gaming wins our Gold Award. If you want a 950, this is without doubt the one to...

This is a perfect performance solution for 1080p or less gaming. This card takes another jab at questioning why the GTX 960 even exists anymore. The performance per dollar from this card will be hard to match, and all gamers on tight budgets should...

With the GeForce GTX 950 Xtreme Gaming, Gigabyte has a card in its portfolio which is heavily overclocked on the GPU as well as on the memory. Apart from that there is a capable Windforce 2X cooler, which can cool the card noiselessly in idle....

Just a little while ago the world was introduced to the new budget Maxwell GPU from Nvidia. The budget segment is considered by many to be in the range of sub – $200.00 for a GPU. The GTX 950 is aimed at the budget market. Gigabyte recently released the...

So far, 2015 has given us a bounty of high-end graphics cards. If you want to spend somewhere north of three hundred bucks on a graphics card—and heck, maybe three times that—then you have plenty of shiny new options from which to choose. I've spent a...

GIGABYTE has certainly outdone themselves with the GTX 950 Xtreme. While once again it separates itself physically from the G1 Gaming branding GIGABYTE's motherboard division, its sleek look and slim profile make it an easy match for any build and...

From what we've seen here, the Gigabyte Extreme Gaming 950 does wonderfully at high settings and 1080p in a variety of modern games. What we're talking about here is an experience that's consistently better than what you can except on console. Best of...

the GIGABYTE GTX 950 Xtreme Gaming is a great start to what is hopefully a future family of GPU offerings from GIGABYTE. While this particular card isn't in any way, shape or form meant for extreme overclocking, it does have quite possibly the best...